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Auction: 24002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 132

Three: Chief Petty Officer Carpenter R. C. White, Royal Fleet Auxiliary

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Gulf (CPO (Carp) R C White RFA Service); South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (Carpenter R C White RFA Fort Grange); Gulf 1990-91, 1 clasp, 16 Jan to 28 Feb 1991 (CPO Carp R C White RFA), mounted in this order as worn, good very fine (3)

The Fort Grange was undergoing refit when Argentina invaded the Falklands in April 1982, but the refit was completed early, and she left Devonport on 14 May 1982 to join the task force, carrying three Sea Kings of 824 Naval Air Squadron. She joined up with the fleet on 3 June, replenishing the ships of the fleet and forces on shore, as well as acting as a refuelling station for helicopters. She remained on station after the end of hostilities, and one of her helicopters was lost following an engine failure on 11 June, but all the crew were saved.

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Sold for
£800

Starting price
£400